March 14th, 2012

This Is Everything You Need To Know About Pinterest (Infographic)

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Oh, Pinterest…

Over the course of the past few months, what once was a colorful haven for Midwestern mothers and Mormons is now an even more colorful haven for even more pin-tastic peeps. The growth has been staggering, even in what many would call an overly social era. But surrounded by Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc., Pinterest has really made a name for itself.

And while many are… → Read More

March 12th, 2012

Infographics For Everyone: Visual.ly Launches First Automated Tool Out Of Beta

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If you are among those who feel that we see too many infographics these days, be prepared for a little more eye candy: Visual.ly, which offers an online tool to create instant visualizations of data, is launching its first public product out of beta.

The service will let users take publicly-available data such as information from a Twitter hashtag or a Facebook feed, and then select a template… → Read More

February 2nd, 2012

Visualizing Facebook’s Media Storage: How Big Is 100 Petabytes?

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Just a little tidbit from everyone’s favorite reading material this week, the Facebook IPO filing: the company noted that it now stores over 100 petabytes of media (photos and videos) uploaded by its 845 million users. In case “100 petabytes” didn’t blow you over, the filing further explains that’s equal to “100 quadrillion bytes.”

OK, now you’re just showing off, Facebook. → Read More

December 8th, 2011

Infographic: Google Goes Wild With Android Market Stats

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Google’s been celebrating their recent Android Market milestone with a string of discounted (and awesome) apps, but really — what’s a celebration without an infographic? Thankfully, Google has come through on that front with a slew of stats about the Android Market and the people who use it. → Read More

May 20th, 2011

Infographic: A Look At The Size And Shape Of The Geosocial Universe In 2011

Thanks to Jesse Thomas of interactive design agency JESS3, we now have an updated look at the structure of the geosocial universe as it exists in anno domini 2011. It wasn’t so long ago that the International Astronomical Union booted Pluto out of the solar system or that MySpace was overtaking Yahoo! and Google as the most-visited site in the U.S. Well, a few rotations around the sun later, and… → Read More

May 3rd, 2011

Facebook's Social Widgetization Of The Web, In A Sweet, Sweet Infographic

On April 21st, Facebook celebrated the 1st birthday of its now ubiquitous “Like” button, and promptly shared the news that 10,000 sites are, like, using the plugin every day. The social networking behemoth then continued its parade of social widgets last week, giving the Like button a new partner in crime with the “Send” button, which allows users to directly share content with their Facebook… → Read More